NEW YORK-Shares of equipment maker Andrew Corp. jumped 13 percent after it raised its revenue forecast for the second quarter.The company said its second-quarter earnings will range between 4 cents and 6 cents per share, including charges. This trumped analyst prediction of 6 cents,...
On both technology and adoption fronts, EDGE technology is forging ahead. While the protocol contends with handset challenges, the Global Mobile Suppliers Association puts the number of network operators that have announced EDGE commitments at 76 in 50 countries. However, only 14 networks are...
The Intelligent Transportation Society of America's board of directors adopted a proposal to restructure the company's board, committees and councils. The restructure calls for a two-year transition from a board of 42 voting members to a board of 18 voting members; the creation of...
When Monet Mobile Networks Inc. launched service in November 2002, many in the industry believed that the promise of advanced wireless data technology had finally become a reality-which is why the carrier's bankruptcy filing came as such a surprise."Personally, I'm very, very sorry to...
HERNDON, Va.-XY-Mobile, a distributor of wireless software rating, billing and customer management solutions, said it acquired Bonsai Networks, which provides service enabling platforms for convergent Wi-Fi networks.Bonsai's SEP integrates access control and support functions such as billing, roaming, deployment and management services on a...
LOS GATOS, Calif.-Steve Largent, president and chief executive officer of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association, will be a featured speaker at the 14th Annual Invitational Wireless Dinner sponsored by Andrew Seybold's Outlook 4Mobility. The dinner will take place March 22 in Atlanta in...
CANNES, France-Some wireless players around the world have come together to form the UMTS TDD Alliance to share information, set requirements for future solutions and foster market growth based on the UMTS TDD standard.The founding members identified operators' demand for technical and marketing insights...
CANNES, France-Some wireless players around the world have come together to form the UMTS TDD Alliance to share information, set requirements for future solutions and foster market growth based on the UMTS TDD standard.The founding members identified operators' demand for technical and marketing insights...
CANNES, France-Thanks to Comverse Technology Inc., the interoperability gap between GSM and CDMA may soon become history.At this week's 3GSM World Congress in Cannes, France, the company, using its Multimedia Messaging Service Center (MMSC), demonstrated multimedia-messaging interoperability between both wireless networks. "This demonstration marks...
LONDON-Premium messaging company mBlox continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of WCL Wireless Commerce UK Ltd., a premium messaging company in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.mBlox previously acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom,...
Siemens Information and Communication Mobile Group said it is providing support for two Chinese carriers as they expand their networks. Siemens is expanding China Unicom's GSM network in Shanghai, Guangxi and Liaoning. The company also is equipping China Unicom's Shanghai network with technology for...
LONDON-Premium messaging company mBlox continued its acquisition spree with the purchase of WCL Wireless Commerce UK Ltd., a premium messaging company in the United Kingdom. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.mBlox previously acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom,...
ATLANTA-Sierra Wireless' new Voq Professional Phone will use Advanced Recognition Technologies Inc.'s smARTspeak NG engine for digit dialing, voice tag dialing and commands."The Voq Professional Phone is designed to provide the mobile professional with the ultimate phone experience. By combining ART's smARTspeak NG voice...
WESTMINSTER, United Kingdom-Telephone network provider Primus Telecommunications said it will sell a GSM mobile phone in Europe that could cut international calling costs by up to 80 percent. Primus said the phone will bypass traditional mobile carrier tariffs and use its own least-cost routing...
RAMAT GAN, Israel-Startup TransChip Inc., which offers digital camera modules for sale to mobile-phone makers, announced it scored a significant $19 million in Series D financing. Redpoint Ventures led the round, and Mission Ventures, Cadence Design Systems Inc., Ray Stata, co-founder and chairman of...
ORLANDO PARK, Ill.-Andrew Corp. said it has introduced a new test measurement system, known as Invex3G version 3.3, that supports all major mobile wireless technologies.It also can scan multiple radio frequency carriers for multi-technology testing."Version 3.3 of Invex3G, the first complete 2g, 2.5G and...
RED BANK, N.J.-The Radio Club of America handed out accolades to several contributors to the wireless industry at its recent annual banquet and its 94th Anniversary Dinner Awards Presentation.Arthur McDole received the Fred M. Link Award for "his substantial contributions to the advancement and...
Industry observers believe that infrastructure vendors favor a tie-up between Cingular Wireless L.L.C. and AT&T Wireless Services Inc. Both companies have deals with the same manufacturers, including L.M. Ericsson, Nokia Corp., Nortel Networks Ltd. and Siemens AG.Nortel is proud of its role as provider...
WASHINGTON-The U.S. Senate Thursday finally passed an $820 billion omnibus spending bill that included funding for the Federal Communications Commission for fiscal-year 2004, which started Oct. 1.The bill must go to President George W. Bush for his signature, but because work is well under...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is facing a budget crisis that one commissioner said on Thursday would be a "major hit.""I am not sure if everybody is fully apprised of how serious of a budget situation we could be facing either under the continuing resolution...
LONDON-U.K.-based wireless messaging company mBlox announced it acquired Swapcom SMS, the French text messaging transmission business of Swapcom. MBlox said the move will help it gain a foothold in the French market, and that it will continue to support the Swapcom short messaging service...
WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission is facing a budget crisis that FCC Commission Jonathan Adelstein said Thursday would be "a major hit." Because Congress has yet to pass an appropriations bill for the FCC for fiscal-year 2004, which began Oct. 1, it is operating under...
NEW YORK-Andrew Corp. said it has sold some of its wireless assets to Wireless Acquisition LLC. The sale includes the name and intellectual property of its Conifer brand, as well as all the assets located in its Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Broadband Wireless facility.The financials of...
Affirmation from wireless carriers and equipment vendors, as well as industry analysts and Wall Street, is driving optimism from tower companies regarding new tower builds. Analyst firm Raymond James and Associates Inc. said its belief cell-site deployments are increasing was validated by equipment supplier...
